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Leith Stevens


Arranger, Composer

About

Birth Place
Mount Moriah, Missouri, USA
Born
September 13, 1909
Died
July 23, 1970
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

Leith Stevens built up his entertainment career by putting his musical skills to use in the world of Hollywood. Stevens began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like the musical "Night Song" (1947) with Dana Andrews, the dramatic adaptation "All My Sons" (1948) with Edward G Robinson and "Larceny" (1948). His music also appeared in "Not Wanted" (1949). He was n...

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Biography

Leith Stevens built up his entertainment career by putting his musical skills to use in the world of Hollywood. Stevens began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like the musical "Night Song" (1947) with Dana Andrews, the dramatic adaptation "All My Sons" (1948) with Edward G Robinson and "Larceny" (1948). His music also appeared in "Not Wanted" (1949). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Destination Moon" in 1950. . In the fifties, Stevens's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like "The Treasure of Pancho Villa" (1955) with Rory Calhoun, the Milton Rice sci-fi picture "World Without End" (1955) and the Tom Tryon crime feature "The Scarlet Hour" (1956). Stevens was nominated for a Music (Song) Academy Award for "Julie" in 1956 as well as for a Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) Academy Award for "The Five Pennies" in 1959. Stevens's music was also featured in "Man-Trap" (1961) with Jeffrey Hunter and "The Interns" (1962). Stevens was most recently credited in the adventure "Explorers" (1985) with Ethan Hawke. Stevens was nominated for an Academy Award for "A New Kind of Love" in 1963. Soon after receiving his award, he went on to write songs which would be featured in the adventurous drama "The Night of the Grizzly" (1966) with Clint Walker. Stevens passed away in July 1970 at the age of 61.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Syncopation (1942)
Ted Browning

Music (Feature Film)

A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Song
Assault on the Wayne (1971)
Music
Chuka (1967)
Music comp & Conductor
Smoky (1966)
Music
Smoky (1966)
Title song
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
Music
Smoky (1966)
Composer
One of Our Spies Is Missing (1966)
Music
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
Music Score
A New Kind of Love (1963)
Music
The Interns (1962)
Music
On the Double (1961)
Music scored & Conductor
Man-Trap (1961)
Music
The Gene Krupa Story (1960)
Music Adapted and comp
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Gene Krupa Story (1960)
Composer
But Not for Me (1959)
Music score and Conductor
The Five Pennies (1959)
Music scored and Conductor
The Five Pennies (1959)
Composer
The Gun Runners (1958)
Music
Bullwhip (1958)
Music
Seven Guns to Mesa (1958)
Music Composition and Conducting
Violent Road (1958)
Music
Ride Out for Revenge (1957)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Careless Years (1957)
Music Composition and Conducting
Lizzie (1957)
Music Composition and Conducting
Eighteen and Anxious (1957)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957)
Music
The James Dean Story (1957)
Music Score
Great Day in the Morning (1956)
Music
Julie (1956)
Music
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
Music Score
World Without End (1956)
Music Composition and Conducting
Julie (1956)
Composer
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
Music
Crashout (1955)
Music Composition and Conducting
Mad at the World (1955)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Bob Mathias Story (1954)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Wild One (1954)
Music Score
Private Hell 36 (1954)
Music Composition and Conducting
Crazylegs (1954)
Music Composition and Conducting
Crazylegs (1954)
Composer
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Music Score
The Bigamist (1953)
Music comp and Director
The Glass Wall (1953)
Music
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Music
Scared Stiff (1953)
Music Score
Eight Iron Men (1952)
Music Score
The Atomic City (1952)
Music Score
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Music
Navajo (1952)
Music
Storm over Tibet (1952)
Addl Music and Music Director
When Worlds Collide (1951)
Music Score
No Questions Asked (1951)
Music
The Sun Sets at Dawn (1951)
Music
The Great Rupert (1950)
Music
Destination Moon (1950)
Music
Never Fear (1950)
Music
Not Wanted (1949)
Music Director
Feudin', Fussin and A-Fightin' (1948)
Music
Night Song (1948)
Music Director
The Saxon Charm (1948)
Music Director
All My Sons (1948)
Music
Larceny (1948)
Music
Night Song (1948)
Composer
Syncopation (1942)
Music Director
Syncopation (1942)
Composer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Explorers (1985)
Other

Cast (Short)

On the Air (1939)
Himself
Saturday Night Swing Club (1938)

Life Events

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